The Drone Rules, 2021 were released for public consultation
by the government on 15th July 2021. The rules came
into effect on 25th August 2021 and seek to revamp
the regulatory regime for drones. These rules are more permissive
and have improved the ease of doing business from the previous two
iterations of regulations on drones. This blogpost summarises the
provisions of the Drone Rules and highlights takeaways for drone
operators and manufacturers.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation or MoCA, in August 2021, notified
the Drone Rules 2021. These rules were released just 6 months after
the previous draft of regulations on drones, the Unmanned Aircraft
System Rules, 2021 (UAS Rules), released in March 2021. This
blogpost summarises the Drone Rules and tracks changes made from
the UAS Rules.
